Synonyms for
Vex
Definition
To irritate, annoy, or provoke
Synonyms & similar words
get
nark
baffle
beat
reassure
perplex
nonplus
mystify
worry
nettle
disturb
amaze
bewilder
bother
agitate
commove
dumbfound
devil
annoy
chafe
rag
stick
puzzle
flummox
irritate
annoy
irritate
provoke
bother
torment
aggravate
exasperate
irk
peeve
rile
nettle
chafe
pique
infuriate
enrage
displease
embitter
gall
fret
grate
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Example sentences
- The sound of the mosquito buzzing around my ear vexes me.
- Don't let your little sister's teasing vex you.
- The rude customer's behavior started to vex the waiter.
- The constant interruptions while I'm working vex me to no end.
- His stubbornness and refusal to listen vexed his friends.
Quotes
Vexed I am // Of late with passions of some difference. - William Shakespeare
I was vexed to find you so fluent. - Jane Austen
It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures. - Galileo Galilei